Players can receive $5,000 if they have at least one day or major league service. The amount increases to $7,500 for one year of service, $15,000 for two, $25,000 for three and $50,000 for six.

Any player may opt out of the money, which is being advanced against salaries. Players are eligible if they were at spring training on March 13, the day after play stopped.

Veteran big leaguers who go to spring training with minor league deals usually are trying to earn big league roster spots, agreements that leave teams with little financial exposure. Most players find out during the final week of spring training whether they will be added to a 40-man roster.

Players on 40-man rosters, 60-man injured lists and on outright assignments to the minor leagues with big league deals are covered by the

between MLB and the union. They each will receive

, depending on their contract. That money comes from a $170 million advance fund paid by MLB over what was to have been the season's first 60 days.

If games are played this year, that money would be offset against salaries. If the season is scrapped, players would keep the advances.